BOMBAY Mumbai /mʊmˈbaɪ/‚ also known by its former name Bombay‚ is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India‚ and the fifth most populous city in the world‚ with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million. Along with the neighbouring urban areas‚ including the cities of Navi Mumbai and Thane‚ it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world. GEOGRAPHIC POSITION: Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a
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an honorific first applied to him by Rabindranath Tagore)‚[1] and in India also as Bapu (Gujarati: બાપુ‚ bāpu or "Father"). He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday‚ 2 October‚ is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti‚ a national holiday‚ and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence. Gandhi first employed civil disobedience while an expatriate lawyer in South Africa‚ during the resident Indian community’s struggle there for civil rights. After his return
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Biography | | | Born: April 14‚ 1891 Died: December 6‚ 1956 Achievements: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was elected as the chairman of the drafting committee that was constituted by the Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution for the independent India; he was the first Law Minister of India; conferred Bharat Ratna in 1990. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is viewed as messiah of dalits and downtrodden in India. He was the chairman of the drafting committee that was constituted by the
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BTM Layout From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search BTM Layout | — suburb — | Nickname(s): BTM | BTM Layout | Coordinates: 12.92°N 77.61°ECoordinates: 12.92°N 77.61°E | Country | India | State | Karnataka | Metro | Bengaluru | Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | PIN | 560076 [1] | BTM Layout (an abbreviation of Byrasandra‚ Tavarekere and Madiwala Layout) (Kannada: ಬಿ ಟಿ ಎಂ ಬಡಾವಣೆ) is a neighbourhood in South Bangalore‚ Karnataka‚ India.[2] BTM Layout is
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brother Lakshman were returning to their hometown Ayodhya after 14 long years of exile in the forest. He had just finished battling and overcoming the fierce demon king of Ceylon‚ Ravana‚ who had abducted Sita. In this battle he was ably helped by Lord Hanuman and his army of monkeys as well as an army of courageous bears. The people of Ayodhya lit lamps in every home to welcome their true King as well as celebrate his victory over Ravana and also the safe return of their Queen Sita. They danced and made
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GuruRabindranathTagore ♪♫ Shantiniketan ♫♪ *Home of Rabindranath* ♣Tagore ♣ Shantiniketan (Bangla: Shantiniketôn) is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal‚ India‚ approximately 180 kilometres north of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). It was made famous by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore‚ whose vision became what is now a university town (Visva-Bharati University) that attracts thousands of visitors each year. Shantiniketan is also a tourist attraction because Rabindranath
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Poverty alleviation programmes in India - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_alleviation_programmes_in_India Poverty alleviation programmes in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Contents 1 Jawhar Gram Samridhi Yojna 2 Employment Assurance Scheme(EAS) 3 National Old Age Pension Scheme(NOAPS) 4 National Family Benefit Scheme(NFBS) 5 National Maternity Benefit Scheme 6 ANNAPURNA 7 Integrated Rural Development programme 8 Rural Housing-Indira
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Wildlife sanctuaries of India India has over 441 animal sanctuaries‚ referred to as Wildlife sanctuaries (IUCN Category IV Protected Area). Among these‚ the 41 Tiger Reserves are governed by Project Tiger‚ and are of special significance in the conservation of the tiger. Some wildlife sanctuaries are specifically named Bird Sanctuary‚ e.g. Keoladeo National Park before attaining National Park status. Many National Parks were initially Wildlife Sanctuaries. Wildlife sanctuaries of national importance
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A Business plan for Khushali Rural Retail Application For Indian Retail Forum Challenge 2013 Submitted By: Abhinav Daharwal Utkalika Mohanty Ramanjit Singh Anand With the Guidance by Prof. Ashis Mishra‚ IIM Bangalore Executive Summary: The project studies the various aspects related to rural retail in India. It proposes an ideal model for retail format. The business plan studies the market potential‚ customer segmentation‚ and various challenges faced in the operation of sustainable
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A parahuman or para-human is a human-animal hybrid or chimera. Scientists have done extensive research into the mixing of genes or cells from different species‚ e.g. adding human (and other animal) genes to bacteria and farm animals to mass-produce insulin and spider silk proteins‚ and introducing human cells into mouse embryos. Human-animal hybrids and chimerasParahumans have been referred to as "human-animal hybrids" in a vernacular sense that also encompasses human-animal chimeras. The term
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